No, that’s how I do it. I honestly don’t mind doing that just to be able to press the power button to end calls.
> On Nov 5, 2015, at 11:07 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Daniel, > > Thanks for that tip. Are you low vision and use magnification but not > Voiceover? If not, how do you use this with Voiceover then? The thing is that > as soon as you take the phone away from your ear it switches to speakerphone > and then as you said, pressing the power button just locks the screen. If you > put a finger or hand over the top of the phone it will switch back to > earpiece, but it does so because the proximity sensor is covered which In > turn disables the touch screen and power button. > The only way I could find to make this work is to take the phone away from my > ear, then find the "Speaker" button which shows as selected, if I double tap > it the call will switch to the earpiece but without locking the screen or > buttons. When I now press the power button the call is indeed ended, but in > order to get to this I have to find the speaker button which may even be > hidden if the keypad is on the screen and if I have to find a button to tap > on I might as well just look for the End Call button which is easy to find > since it's just above the home button and it's there even if the keypad is on > the screen. > Like I said, if there is a different way please could you explain what steps > you follow? > > > Regards, > Sieghard > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Daniel Miller > Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2015 8:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Hanging up calls > > Hi, > > I forgot to mention it only works if you have the call on earpiece. If it’s > on speaker the phone locks yet the call continues. > Sorry for the confusion. > >> On Nov 5, 2015, at 10:30 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Daniel, >> >> Your 6S must work differently than mine, if I am on a call, take the phone >> away from my ear and then once the call switches to speakerphone press the >> power button I just get Voiceover telling me "Screen locked". >> I tried pressing it once and I tried pressing it twice quickly, but it >> definitely doesn't hang up the call and when the phone is still to my ear, >> pressing the power button does absolutely nothing as you pointed out because >> it's disabled. >> >> I find a two-finger double tap works well and reliably to hang up calls. You >> just have to make sure once you take the phone away from your ear that you >> don't do it super quick, give the proximity sensor a moment to make sure the >> screen is fully activated again, then make sure your fingers aren't too >> close together and do a nice, distinct 2-finger double tap and it should >> work every time, just repeat it once if it really doesn't work the first >> time. You'll know if it worked because if it does and you repeat you most >> likely start playback of whatever it is you had playing last. >> Of course if you are using a headset you can simply press the button on the >> remote to hang up. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Daniel Miller >> Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2015 7:30 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Hanging up calls >> >> Hi, >> >> At least on he 6S Plus, you can still hang up calls with the power button, >> but the phone needs to be away from your ear to do so, since the proximity >> sensor prevents the button from being pressed by accident while you’re on a >> call. >> >>> On Nov 5, 2015, at 8:41 AM, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Joe. I know this doesn't work for some, but have you tried the two >>> finger double tap method to hang up calls? >>> >>> Shawn >>> Sent From My White MacBook >>> Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk >>> Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs >>> Skype username: bbstheblindrapper >>> Facetime: [email protected] >>> >>>> On Nov 5, 2015, at 8:37 AM, Joe <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> That's terrible news. I always seem to be fumbling to end calls on this >>>> phone. Ending calls with the power button was ever so much more convenient. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Musings of a Work in Progress: >>>> www.JoeOrozco.com/ >>>> >>>> Twitter: @ScribblingJoe >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf Of Shai >>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 6:30 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Hanging up calls >>>> >>>> Hello Joe, >>>> On the iPhone6s, one is unable to hang up using the power button. 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